Month: October 2017

Sikandar Raza was Zimbabwe’s unlikely bowling hero on the third day at Queens Sports Club. After his fighting first-innings 80, Raza picked up his maiden Test five-for and said he was both proud and humbled by the achievement. West Indies opener Kieran Powell believes it is “definitely advantage Windies” after they ended the third day

Weightlifting would be held at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall under the city’s plans The Commonwealth Games Federation raised “170 detailed queries” when deeming Birmingham’s bid for the 2022 event non-compliant, but organisers remain “quietly confident” of hosting. Birmingham’s was the only bid before a 30 September deadline, which has now been extended until 30 November. No

PSG stars Marco Verratti and Kylian Mbappe, among others, were unknowing participants in a club hoax to ring in Halloween. Craig Burley joins SportsCenter to discuss Neymar’s latest antics at PSG, which include reports of him wanting Cavani gone. Tuesday’s latest stories from the world of football in ESPN FC’s What’s Trending … PSG: Unai

Shares of Under Armour took a nosedive on Tuesday morning, dropping more than 15 percent, after the company reported that its sales declined 5 percent in the third quarter. It was the company’s first sales decline since it went public in 2005. Earlier this year, the company had its first operating loss. One of the

Chris Silverwood, Essex’s head coach, is set to be appointed as the successor to Ottis Gibson as England’s bowling coach. According to reports, Silverwood will take up the role full time from January, with Shane Bond already in place as bowling consultant for the Ashes. Silverwood has enjoyed two successful years in charge at Chelmsford,

Who says the NFL never has any trades? After the Houston Texans sent Duane Brown to the Seattle Seahawks to finally provide Seattle with the left tackle it had sought for years, the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers consummated a stunning trade on Monday. The 0-8 Niners were expected to target their quarterback

Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who might be overvalued — in the short or long term

The UFC is back in New York’s Madison Square Garden this weekend — and just like in 2016, it’s bringing along three title fights. In the UFC 217 main event, former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre returns from a four-year hiatus to challenge middleweight champ Michael Bisping. In the co-main event, budding superstar Cody Garbrandt seeks

12:52 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Welcome to a new feature here at ESPN: The Best Player in the World of the Week. Each Tuesday, we’ll honor the skater or goalie from around the hockey world — every league, every level, every player — who had the best previous week, Monday through Sunday. If there’s a

Tyson Fury believes a bout between himself and Anthony Joshua would resemble Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ with George Foreman. A number of personal issues have kept Fury on the sidelines since November 2015, when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles, and he remains without a boxing licence.